Former police officer Del. Bobby Mathieson, who represents the 21st House District in Virginia Beach, discusses the need for a smart approach to public safety - as well as his own legislation to help keep track of sex offenders.
In this week’s show, Shaun Kenney and Brian Kirwin join J.R. to talk the latest in politics in Virginia. This week’s show includes:
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Here’s the beginning of the Washington Post article cited in the podcast regarding Kaine’s position on transportation in 2005:
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Timothy M. Kaine promised yesterday to veto any new tax or fee for transportation or any increase in existing levies until at least 2009, when a constitutional amendment to lock up the state’s road fund could become law.
Kaine said the only new money for roads, bridges and trains on his watch would come from budget surpluses, if they materialize, and from a transfer of existing general fund taxes that would provide about $40 million a year for Northern Virginia.
“Any tax increase or any kind of fee increase — or if we can think of a word that’s a synonym for fees — any revenue increase that’s proposed into a transportation system, a trust fund, that’s not locked up and protected will be vetoed,” Kaine told reporters after a speech to business leaders in Herndon.
That’s far different from what he is saying today.
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On May 14th, 2008, The Senior Statesmen of Virginia hosted Senator Emmett Hanger, a Republican who is in his third term representing the Shenandoah Valley and a section of Albemarle County. Hanger reviewed the recently concluded General Assembly session, and discussed Governor Tim Kaine’s plan to raise money for transportation.
Bio from the Senior Statesmen:
Emmett Hanger (Republican) is the senator for the 24th Senate District which includes a part of Albemarle, Rockbridge, and Rockingham, and all of Augusta, Greene, Highland, and the Cities of Lexington, Staunton and Waynesboro.
Serving nine years in the House of Delegates and now in his third term in the Senate, Emmett has always been pro-business and as a Republican believes in the philosophy of limited government and fiscal conservatism. He values the protection of individual rights, coupled with a keen sense of individual responsibility. He chairs the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee, and serves on the Senate Committees on Finance; Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Local Government; and Rules. He also is very involved with matters dealing with education, mental health, and the environment. Emmett co-chaired the Legislative Subcommittee, which he patroned, to reform Virginia’s Tax Code. In addition, Emmett chairs the Commonwealth Competition Council, which is a pro-business organization that helps state agencies and private businesses thrive, and he is the immediate past chairman and currently a member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a multi-state commission. Emmett also is an active participant with the National Conference of State Legislatures; formerly serving on their Executive Committee, and now chairing the Budget and Revenues Committee.
Emmett holds numerous other leadership positions including chair of the Comprehensive Services Act Study Commission; chair of the Land Conservation and PDR Funding Joint Study; chair of the Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind Advisory Commission; member of the Board of Directors for the Center for Rural Virginia and of the Board of Trustees for the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation; co-chair of the Virginia General Assembly Sportsman Caucus; and a Board of Trustees member for the New College Institute in Martinsville, Virginia. In his spare time and for fun he chairs the State Song Committee. As a former Commissioner of the Revenue for Augusta County, Emmett is well-versed in key business-related issues on both the local and state levels. He is a graduate of James Madison University with an MBA in Accounting and a BS in Management and Economics. Born and raised in Augusta County, Emmett is married with five children and four grandchildren. Within his community, he is a Ruritan, teaches Sunday School, and is chairman emeritus and current member of the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia Board of Trustees. He is the former Commander of the Harrisonburg National Guard and obtained the rank of Captain in the US Army as an Infantry Officer. He loves politics, country music, and basketball (not necessarily in that order).
This recording was made by Dan Daniels.
Dr. Arthur “Tim” Garson is Provost of the University of Virginia, and the former Dean of the Medical School. He joins Coy Barefoot on the February 14th edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to weigh in on the health care debate currently going on in the U.S. Presidential Race. Garson is also the author of Health Care Half Truths: Too Many Myths, Not Enough Reality.
The state of Virginia recognizes eight Indian tribes, six of whom are seeking federal recognition so they can have more self-governance and self-reliance. On January 19, 2008, Chief Kenneth Adams of the Upper Mattaponi updated a crowd assembled at the monthly breakfast of the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Democrats on the status of pending legislation to grant federal status to the six tribes. Adams was the first Indian in Virginia to graduate from a public high school.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about his legislative agenda in the new General Assembly session. McDonnell comments on George Allen’s decision not to run for the Senate, how that affects his own plans to run, his thoughts on the presidential primary, whether Virginia’s February 12 primary will make a difference, and Delegate Bob Marshall (R) throws his hat in the U.S. Senate race.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was shot and killed today after a campaign rally in Rawalpindi. Bhutto only returned to her native Pakistan two months ago after a long exile. She was campaigning on behalf of her People’s Party in the country’s upcoming Parliamentary elections.
Bhutto spoke at Roanoke College on September 17th, 2002, one year after the terrorist attacks of 9-11. The speech was part of the College’s Henry Fowler Lecture series. The Virginia Podcasting Network now brings you the complete audio of that speech. She is introduced by John Day, the Roanoke College’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College.
Charlottesville City Councilor Dave Norris was one of four participants in a December 11 , 2007 teleconference on global warming called “Taking Responsibility: Why the United States Must Lead the World in Reducing Global Warming Pollution.” A report released by the National Environment Trust concludes that Virginia emits more carbon dioxide each year than 83 developing countries. Call facilitator Erik DuMont leads a conversation about what states can do to reduce emissions. In addition to Norris, panelists include: Delegate-elect Joe Bouchard from Norfolk; Nathan Lott, Executive Director of the Virginia Conservation Network; Karl Bren, founder and Director of Green-Visions Consulting. DeMont is the Virginia Representative for National Environmental Trust.
Read more at Raising Kane.
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich came to Central Virginia Friday night for a fund raiser that brought in over ten thousand dollars for his campaign. The Congressman from Cleveland is the third Democratic candidate for the presidency to appear in Charlottesville this fall. Impeachment activist David Swanson formerly worked as press secretary to Representative Kucinich, and called upon his old boss to follow in the footsteps of Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama.
Kucinich is introduced by Swanson, as well as by: Sherry Kraft and John Wertman of the Albemarle County Democratic Party; Charlottesville Mayor Dave Brown; Andrea Miller, state director of the Kucinich campaign; and former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern.
On October 29, 2007, more than four thousand people braved the cool night and paid $29 to cram into Charlottesville’s Downtown Pavilion to listen to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Illinois Senator spent about 50 minutes talking to the crowd on issues ranging from health insurance, the Iraq War, and education. He was introduced by Governor Tim Kaine, a fellow graduate of Harvard Law.
Disclaimer: There are a couple of nasty audio glitches in this recording, and I was not able to record all of Governor Kaine’s introduction. I had a terrible time setting up my equipment. There was a press box, but all I could seem to get was hum. So, I set up a back-up, using my shotgun microphone to capture the sound of being in the auditorium. You can hear a lot more echo at this point. Then there are some nasty buzzes, where I tried to power up my Marantz, because the battery life was on hollow, and I was worried about getting a complete recording. I kept risking the buzz (caused by badly balanced electrical systems) so I could maybe switch out the batteries. Podcasting requires a complete recording. If I was just doing this for WVTF, I could have sacrificed a lot more. All you need for a radio story is a few soundbites, and there are always plenty of spaces in a recording. A podcast of a public event should be as complete as possible.
In this case, the audio is not totally complete, and this is the notice of that piece of information. This was done for purely technical reasons.
And, really, the buzzes aren’t nice.
While I’m at it, let me state that I do not endorse any political position or any candidate for any level of political office and make this audio and other political recordings available as a service to the community. I’m Program Officer at Charlottesville Tomorrow, a non-profit organization that reports on local growth and development issues. I’m also an occasional reporter for Virginia Public Radio. I created the Charlottesville Podcasting Network in 2005, and hope to continue shepherding its evolution into a trusted community resource, built on the principles of public service journalism.
Also while I’m at it, I was too busy dealing with sound worries that I did not take any photographs. If anyone who reads this attended the event and would be happy to share a picture, I’d be grateful.
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